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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Graves, Dean;
Kennelly, Tim |
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| Author Affiliation: | Graves: Superintendent, Golf Course Manager, The Chevy Chase Club, Maryland; Kennelly: Golf Course Superintendent, Baltimore Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Title: | Recontouring a golf green without total reconstruction: Two case studies on how to change severely sloped greens |
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 41, No. 5, September/October 2003, p. 18-21. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 4 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Contouring; Golf greens; Golf green renovation; Slope; Grading; Playability; Case studies; Golf courses; Problem-solving; Golf green construction; Collar; Golf green speed
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| Facility Names: | Baltimore Country Club, East Course, in Baltimore, Maryland; The Chevy Chase Club, in Maryland |
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| Abstract/Contents: | Explains the problem of having limited hole locations on certain greens with severe contours and slopes. States that "the simple answer is to rebuild the green complex, change the green, make it bigger, flatten out the contours, and soften the slopes causing the problem." Describes Keith Foster's recommendations for Baltimore Country Club, East Course, where three greens were frustrating to players and grounds staff. Explains the restoration/enhancement process. "The existing Pennlinks sod was removed and set aside in close proximity to the green. Two to four inches of the existing rootzone mix was removed, cleaned of organic matter, and stockpiled in close proximity to the green for reuse. On the 12th green, the soil removed by lowering the back of the green was to be used to raise the front of the green. The soil subgrades were either raised with the on-site material ... or lowered ... to achieve the goal of softening the severe green slopes... Prior to the reinstallation of the sod, the final grade was compacted again." Describes the maintenance plan after reinstallation of the sod at Baltimore Country Club. "Soon after each green was completed, the putting surface was extensively aerated using shallow, solid tines and rolled." States that weather was an unanticipated setback that was experienced. Discusses the recontouring of the 11th green at The Chevy Chase Club in Maryland, which was "a medium-length, uphill par-4 with a very severe slope in the front two-thirds of the green. The hole could only be placed along the back of the green." Describes the process of alteration. "The front of the green would be raised 18 inches to provide new hole placements in the middle left and front of the green. The front of the green also needed to be extended forward approximately 15 feet, expanding the green surface by approximately 350 square feet. The approach and rough areas also had to be redone to accommodate the new grades and a larger green." Sod was used from the existing green, and each sod strip was "removed, numbered, and placed on plastic near the green" for ease in relaying the sod back on the green in exactly the same location. "Next, the existing construction mix was removed and placed on a nearby paved area. This topmix was eventually mixed with additional compatible sand to compensate for any losses and the additional putting area to be added." In preparing the green surrounds, "the new section was ultimately raised 18 inches above the original green grade. This necessitated changing the front of the green complex. Transforming the old subsurface drainage system was managed by adding additional gravel that was compatible with the original construction mix and gravel." In completing the green, "the placement of the new mix was the reverse of the removal process... A bunker rake repeatedly tracked the mix to firm the surface. Once this was accomplished, a vibratory plate tamper was run over the mix numerous times in several directions. After the required grade was met, several predetermined soil amendments were incorporated into the mix with the bunker rake. Again, the plate tamper was used across the mix to establish the final grade." Resodding followed. States that "this project was a success and amounted to constructing a new green, but on a much smaller scale." Concludes that "Fast greens will continue to present maintenance and playability headaches... Greens designed for the slower speeds of yesterday can have limited hole locations and be frustrating to play and maintain under today's conditions." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Graves, D., and T. Kennelly. 2003. Recontouring a golf green without total reconstruction: Two case studies on how to change severely sloped greens. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 41(5):p. 18-21. |
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